The Gin School is designed to benefit the U.S. cotton ginning industry. Cooperators include the U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, the National Cotton Ginners’ Association and its member associations, the National Cotton Council, Cotton Incorporated, gin machinery/equipment manufacturers...
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he Cotton Board is governed by its membership consisting of both cotton producers and importers. The importers serving on The Cotton Board represent major U.S. brands and retailers — significant downstream cotton users. The producers on The Cotton Board...
The 71st Annual Mid-South Farm And Gin Show
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he 2023 Mid-South Farm and Gin Show is scheduled for Feb. 24-25, at the Renasant Convention Center, 255 N. Main St. in Memphis, Tennessee. This venue is the former Cook Convention Center.
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GEORGIA | Camp Hand
One year ago, in Cotton Farming magazine, each cotton specialist across the belt discussed fine-tuning plans for the 2022 season. Many of us were singing the high input cost blues. Inputs were high, but the cotton price was...
Louisiana crop consultant Hank Jones, a perpetual agriculturist, admits to having something close to an obsession with a cotton plant.
“I dabbled in all things ag in Northeast Louisiana,” he says. “However, I always loved spending time in cotton fields...
Reaping The Benefits Of New Technology
⋅ BY CASSIDY NEMEC ⋅
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
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ames and Nick Marshall, a father-son team in Baker, Florida, aren’t new to the world of cotton farming. James, setting off on his own in 1972 after seeing his...
The National Cotton Council pushed hard for FY23 federal appropriations that would support important research and promotion activities and provide much needed economic relief for U.S. cotton industry members.
How did the NCC convey those requests?
The NCC submitted its FY23...
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A push for something better entails a willingness to change. And change opens the door to better-than-expected success.
That’s what happened for producer Stephen Dozier, who farms about 3,500 acres of cotton and peanuts in Georgia. Dozier...
The Mid-South Farm and Gin Show is celebrating its 71st anniversary in 2023. I don’t remember the beginning of the show, but I recall walking the aisles for many years at different stages of my life. As a kid...
ARIZONA | Randy Norton
Variety selection is probably one of the most important decisions contributing to the success of a cotton crop. As part of our University of Arizona variety testing program, we have observed as much as a bale per acre difference in performance...
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University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture
The Arkansas Soil and Water Education Conference has been educating Arkansas farmers and other agriculture professionals for a quarter of a century on how to use new technology and...
The Joseph J. O’Neill Cotton Marketer of the Year award presented by ICE Futures (formerly the New York Cotton Exchange) and BASF dates back to 1991.
Joe Mencer is this year’s award winner. Mencer is a third-generation farmer and has...
Whitetail deer are a significant economic threat to row crop production in Alabama. While his specialty includes crop insect pests, Alabama Cooperative Extension System entomologist Scott Graham has been dealing with reports of deer damage and listening as growers search for...
As farmers prepare for the upcoming growing seasons, the dawning of a new year is a reminder of the new things to come. The Alabama Cooperative Extension System is planning two precision agriculture workshops in February. These workshops are...
This year’s Cotton Specialist of the Year Award was presented to Murilo Maeda, former assistant professor and Extension cotton specialist for Texas A&M University.
“I have no words — the feeling right now is nothing but gratitude to the cotton...
